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Many companies rely on radar signals and satellites<\/a> to predict the weather.<\/p> Boston-based startup ClimaCell, however, pulls its data from a range of sources including cell phones, street cameras, connected vehicles, and drones. This allows it to forecast weather conditions on a hyper-local level — and with what it claims is 60 percent better accuracy<\/a>.<\/p> “A lot of the things around us actually sense the weather, just not by design,” ClimaCell co-founder Rei Goffer recently told Borgen Magazine<\/em><\/a>. “They’re affected by the weather, and by looking at how they’re affected you can actually reverse engineer things and see through that.”<\/p> Several major airlines and transportation companies have already invested in ClimaCell in the hopes of improving their ability to forecast weather conditions.<\/p> However, the startup might make its biggest impact in places without any current forecasting systems in place.<\/p> “Developing countries like India don’t have sufficient weather infrastructure, like radar and weather stations, to ensure public safety and serve the private sector,” co-founder Shimon Elkabetz told Forbes<\/em><\/a> in 2017. “Our technology helps countries leapfrog from no weather data to granular data using software. We can issue alerts about flooding, including warnings to citizens and information for rescue teams.”<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> A weather tech startup wants to do forecasts based on cell phone signals<\/a> [MIT Technology Review<\/em>]<\/p> More on weather: <\/strong>NOAA’s Satellite Could Track Extreme Weather Resulting From Climate Change<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post This Startup Uses Cell Phone Signals to Forecast Weather<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Original post: Weather Sensors Many companies rely on radar signals and satellites to predict the weather. Boston-based startup ClimaCell, however, pulls its data from a range of sources including cell phones,\u00a0street cameras, connected vehicles, and drones. This allows it to\u00a0forecast weather conditions on a hyper-local level \u2014 and with what it claims is 60 percent better accuracy . Continue reading Saving Lives<\/h2>
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